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Principal Systems Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO, US • Posted 60+ days ago • Updated 15 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $120,001.00 - 160,000.00 per year

SAIC

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Science
Surveillance
Product Requirements
Functional Analysis
Software Engineering
DevSecOps
Cost Estimation
Risk Management
Scheduling
Security Clearance
COTS
Data Management
Software Testing
Evaluation
Computer Hardware
Network
Cyber Security
COBRA
DoD
Team Management
Agile
SAFE
Scrum
JIRA
Confluence
GitLab
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
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Summary

Job ID: 2611190

Location: Colorado Springs, CO, US

Date Posted: 2026-05-07

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID

Description

SAIC seeks a highly experienced Principal Systems Engineer to support the US Space Force, Space Systems Command, in performing operational maintenance and sustainment of ground-based radars critical to US and Allied strategic missile surveillance, warning, defense, and space surveillance missions. In support of the government customer, the SAIC Program Manager, and the Chief Engineer, the Systems Engineer is responsible for responsive and coherent planning, development and delivery of UEWR radar hardware and software modifications in response to engineering change requests and/or system deficiency reports. This position is located on-site in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Job Duties

Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer/operational requirements into system hardware and software engineering specifications.
Provides specific, detailed information for selection, implementation techniques, and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity or capability requirements
Manages large Agile or DevSecOps teams/projects, to include support to cost estimating, risk management, schedule development, and execution
Designs, develops, delivers and deploys engineered solutions, following DoD Life Cycle engineering processes, and/or best practices

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree with 9+ years' related experience
Active Secret Clearance
Experience with a broad range of system types: custom developed HW/SW, COTS/GOTS HW/SW, and/or specialty engineering
Experience with configuration and data management, hardware and software testing & evaluation of classified systems
Demonstrates expertise in at least one engineering field: software, hardware, network, cybersecurity, test, systems
Experienced problem-solver, creative thinker, with outcome-focused mindset

Desired

Experience sustaining UEWR, PARCS, or other radar system such as PAVE PAWS, BMEWS, AN/TPY-2, COBRA DANE, LRDR, Aegis, etc.
Experience in DoD systems engineering, Model-based Systems Engineering and related areas, to include managing teams/projects delivering solutions for missile warning or other national security space mission systems
Experience working with large system of systems legacy architecture, upgrading/modernizing outdated technology and/or mitigating supportabilty risks with creative solutions
Agile certification (SAFe, SCRUM, etc.)
Experience with Jira, Confluence, Gitlab, Cameo, or similar tools

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10111346
Position Id: 2611190
Posted 30+ days ago

Company Info

About SAIC

SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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